SnowForum: I'm here for an interview with Justin Waugh, a snowboarder of two years. Justin is crazy and very good. He's one of the only people that I've seen that has snowboarded behind a snowmobile and that makes him crazy. So Justin, I'd like to ask you first what animal you fear most.

SnowForum:What makes horny frogs so scary? Why are they scary? I don't understand.
Justin: Well if you go by them they get really horny and they really smell bad.
Justin: A horny frog.
SnowForum: Thanks Justin. That's not a good picture to have in your mind. So Justin, now on to more important snowboarding issues, what has been your personal greatest moment snowboarding?
Justin: I would probably say, snowboarding with chink.
SnowForum: This is going to be on the website.
Justin: Oh um, trying front-flips and backflips for the first time. And hitting grindrails for my first year (this year) and doing pretty darn good.
SnowForum: Yeah we will talk a little more about the rails later but I would have to say that Justin is one of the best rails riders that I have seen and that I board with. Justin, where is your favorite spot to ride right now?
Justin: I'd probably say two places, the powder runs and the halfpipe and park at Boyne [Highlands].
SnowForum: Now what runs would you define as powder runs?
Justin: Well us local snowboarders have a secret little passage that is powdery every time we go and it's pretty steep and it's pretty fun.
SnowForum: Yeah you're talking about that place by MacGully [a run at Boyne Highlands] right? Okay, very good that's one of my favorite places as well. So, Justin, when you're in the air what trick do you love to pull of most?
Justin: I'd say a porn star method.
Justin: I still like the camo, unlike Blaize. I think, the posers, we don't need no posers we can do without them. And those skiers going on the halfpipe and cutitng in front of us. We need to just yank em over or pull them out of the park because they suck.

SnowForum: Porn star method? I don't think that it's possible.
At this point Justin starts grabbing his foot as if he were to do a method and begins straddling the air in a gyrating motion, demonstrating how to pull off a porn star method. It is also worthwhile to note that there has never been a sighted occurance of Justin Waugh pulling off a porn star, much less a porn star method.

All right, Justin just did some wierd gyrating thing and it's really bad, he is as bad as Blaize. Porn star method is his favorite. Let's just go on to something else now. Justin, what trend in snowboarding do you think should go away?

SnowForum: Strong words from Justin Waugh. So Justin, who would you define as a "poser," what makes someone a poser?
Justin: Well,as us dirt bike riders know, we hate people wearing Fox that don't have a bike and do not ride and they're a bunch of wooses and they're scared of the bike. They're mostly, I don't know, nerds that just wear the stuff so we like to just get the beat down on them. And like people that like wear, I don't know, Burton that are a bunch of wooses and they are beginners. They suck, majorly.
Name:
 Justin Waugh
Age:
 17 years
Interviewed:
 3/27/2002
Years Riding:
 2
Nickname:
 Waugh Waugh

Justin Waugh is one of the premiere rail riders in northern Michigan.
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In only two years of riding Justin Waugh has become one of the most interesting snowboarders to watch in northern Michigan. He has progressed so quickly that it is evident that he has a virtually unlimited amount of potential. He has already established himself as the best jibber that I ride with on a regular basis and he will only get better.

SnowForum: I would tend to agree. Your stuff is only as good as you are. I have an old Burton board and it works fine. So, Justin, what do you think it takes to ride at a pro level, at a super-awesome level?

Justin: Yeah and another thing, it's like those little mommas boys that come out with the best of everything and they still suck. Us guys that just deal with what we've got [are much better]. They only thing we need is what we have and that's the best that we need.

SnowForum: All right, so you're saying that people with all the pro model stuff that just doesn't cut it when it comes to snowboarding.

SnowForum: All right, thank you. That's another nasty topic, I don't know if I want to put that on the website. Okay, um, what is your most painful snowboading memory Justin, the most painful snowboarding memory?

Justin: I'd probably say hitting the rail and hitting my ribs and getting knocked out and not knowing where I was going or what I was doing. (laughs)

Justin: Well, first you have to have balls, big balls. And when you hit the rails tuck 'em in cuz it hurts when you hit 'em. But if you're gonna do something don't think about the consequences cuz you're gonna woos out.

SnowForum: That sounds painful. All right, now it's time for a question from one of our readers. The good old readers always come up with great questions. This one is from Leesy via email. It reads, Dear Justin, I have been riding the east coast for four years now and this spring break I am going to Breckenridge [Colorado]. My friends tell me that I've gotta hit up the pipe at Breck. I've never done pipe, let alone superpipe. I'm kinda scared. Might die. My local mountain has crap parks with like three table tops total. From what I hear Breck has some killer parks too. I have a helmet which will help me to not to kill myself. What is the possibility I am gonna die. I am thinking pretty high.

Justin: Well if you're pretty good-looking, send me a picture. But, I'd say ...

Justin: If it's a man, forget it. But I'd say go for a full body suit and a full face helmet because when you fall in the pipe it's gonna hurt. But like all people you have to try the pipe sometime. It's not gonna hurt, it's not gonna bite ya or swallow ya. Go in there and just think of yourself and go by yourself and ignore everyone else and do the best that you can.

SnowForum: I think that it's a guy.

SnowForum: All right thank you Justin. Now I would like to ask you about the tricks that you're famous for, I would say pretty much it's sliding rails. It seems to be the one that you could do at the highest level. So, Justin, would you care to give us any secrets to trying the rail for the first time?

Justin: Sure. I'd say just go up there and aim for the middle of the jump. Don't ollie too high and you want to judge your speed pretty good. Once you get on there try to keep your balance. And like today, it was windy so you can do the best you can and just hope for the best and tuck your balls in. (laughs)

Blaize Mason: No! You're just supposed to say 'tuck em in!'

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